Ava Chin

Professor Ava Chin is a distinguished author and educator at Queens College, CUNY. She holds a PhD from the University of Southern California, MA from Johns Hopkins University, and BA from Queens College. Her creative nonfiction explores themes of immigration, food systems, and cultural identity. She has received prestigious fellowships including the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program and New York Public Library's Cullman Center residency.

• Education: PhD (USC), MA (Johns Hopkins), BA (Queens College)

Her research focuses on blending personal narrative with sociocultural analysis, particularly in works like Mott Street and Eating Wildly. Her writing appears in major publications including The New York Times and Saveur. She teaches creative nonfiction, magazine writing, and introductory creative writing courses.

Awards include the M.F.K. Fisher Book Award and grants from NYFA and MacDowell Colony. Her work bridges literary artistry with investigative journalism, addressing topics like urban foraging and Chinese American diasporic identity.